Lead defence attorney Johnnie Cochran, Jr., right, comforts defendant O.J. Simpson after he addressed the court as he waived his right to testify in his double-murder trial, in this file image from September 22, 1995. (REUTERS/Reed Saxon/Pool/Files)

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O.J. Simpson's defence attorney Robert Shapiro, left, and Simpson are shown during Simpson's criminal trial in this 1995 file photograph. Nicole Brown Simpson and friend Ronald Goldman were slain on June 12, 1994. O.J. Simpson was acquitted in the murders and the criminal case remains unsolved. (REUTERS/Pool)

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Defence attorney Johnnie Cochran Jr. puts on a knit ski cap as he addresses jurors during closing arguments in this September 27, 1995 file photograph from the O.J. Simpson murder trial. Cochran was attempting to ridicule the prosecution's theory that Simpson wore the cap when he murdered his ex-wife and her friend, saying Simpson would be recognizable even with the cap on. (REUTERS/Vince Bucci/Files)

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An evidence photograph taken on June 13, 1994 shows a cut on one of the fingers of defendant O.J. Simpson, in this photograph released November 26 during the wrongful death civil trial against Simpson.

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O.J. Simpson smiles in court July 5, 1995 during his criminal trial in Los Angeles.

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Former Los Angeles Police Department detective Mark Fuhrman sits in a Los Angeles courtroom during his arraignment on perjury charges stemming from his testimony in O.J. Simpson's criminal trial. Fuhrman alleged that he had not used a racial epithet in his testimony. Furhman entered a not-guilty plea and is negotiating a plea agreement with prosecutors. Attorney Darryl Mounger is at left.

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Fred Goldman, father of murder victim Ron Goldman, arrives September 20 at court in Santa Monica, for jury selection in the civil trial stemming from the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. The families of the victims are suing O.J. Simpson for the wrongful death of their loved ones.

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Denise Brown, sister of the late Nicole Brown Simpson, arrives at the Juvenile Justice Center for a custody hearing involving her late sister's children, Sydney and Justin, September 17. The children's father, O.J. Simpson, is seeking sole custody from their grandparents, Lou and Juditha Brown, who were made temporary guardians of the children during Simpson's criminal trial.

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Defendant O.J. Simpson sits in court as Judge Lance Ito announces that the jury in Simpson's murder trial has reached a verdict October 2, 1995 after four hours of deliberations. The jury's not guilty verdict was read in open court October 3.

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O.J. Simpson yawns August 4, 1995 during cross-examination of defence witness Dr. John Gerdes by the prosecution in his double murder trial in Los Angeles. Gerdes admitted that he was not an expert in forensic DNA testing, but held fast to his contention that DNA evidence was contaminated at the LAPD lab.

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Deputy District Attorney Marcia Clark hands Judge Lance Ito photos of the Bundy crime scene during a July 7 hearing in O.J. Simpson's murder trial. Ito decided to allow the prosecution's motion to allow the jury to see a photo of a kitchen knife on Nicole Brown's counter found after the murders.

Deputy District Attorney Marcia Clark tells the jury and the court that the people are resting their case July 6, 1995 in O.J. Simpson's murder trial. Clark read a statement on the testimony of Juditha Brown, and then announced "The people rest." Behind her is co-prosecutor Christopher Darden.

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Defendant O.J. Simpson, wearing the blood-stained gloves found by Los Angeles Police and entered into evidence in Simpson's murder trial, displays his hands to the jury at the request of prosecutor Christopher Darden in this file photograph from June 15, 1995 as his attorney Johnnie Cochran, Jr., right, looks on. (REUTERS/Sam Mircovich/Files)